80.7% of the Earth's population lives within one hour of a city, but accessibility varies by wealth. In high-income countries 90.7% of the population lives within an hour of a city compared to just 50.9% in low-income countries*.

Ryan Cordell wants to know how news went viral in 19th century America. Cordell, a professor in the English department at Northeastern University, performs this pop culture archaeology by investigating the culture of reprinting, a practice which was rampant in 19th century newspapers. Back then it was not only news, but poems, articles, serialized fiction, and anecdotes that were reprinted–or …

The David Rumsey Map Collection, known for its many browsable historical maps, now has a “data visualization” subject tag. This means you can now quickly access over 1,000 charts that date back centuries. I’m not sure how long the browser has had the filter available, but I’m glad it does.

The Trump Emoto-Coaster: As shown in ten of the major speeches he gave from July through December, there’s a rise and fall of intense emotion: anger, contempt, disgust, fear, sadness, happiness and surprise.

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